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Oreodont Skull, photo by Lori Neuenfeldt
Mastodon Tooth - Mississippi
Lizard Skeleton
Fish in Concretion - Brazil
Fish in Shale - Green River
Eothoracosaurus noecesarensis - Mississippi
Triceratops skull
Wavellite crystals
Ammonite
Smilodon Skull - Saber Toothed Cat
Quartz Geode
Congratulations to Margo Hoffman for winning 2016 National Fossil Day Contest!
National Fossil Day 2016 organizers: Maurice Testa (left) and Amy Moe-Hoffman (right).
National Fossil Day 2016 - visitors.
National Fossil Day 2016 - celebrations.
National Fossil Day 2016 – activities.
Dr. Bill Cooke (left) and Amy Moe-Hoffman (right) during the National Fossil Day 2016.
Tammie Bright from Yazoo County Middle School presents National Fossil Day 2016 contest entries.
Repairing and moving the Triceratops. Preparation for the Fossil Extravaganza 2016.
Moving crew. Preparation for the Fossil Extravaganza 2016.
Cleaning up the Triceratops. Preparation for the Fossil Extravaganza 2016.
Amy Moe-Hoffman getting ready to move the Triceratops. Preparation for the Fossil Extravaganza 2016.
National Fossil Day 2015 - visitors
National Fossil Day 2015 - cake
National Fossil Day 2015 - activities
National Fossil Day 2014 - Waiting for Cake, photo by Megan Bean
National Fossil Day Art 2015
Unveiling the Gainey Exhibit - 2014
Folks from the Department of Geosciences gathered for the kickoff event for Darwin Week 2017 at Plymouth Bluff Center.
Darwin Survival of the Fittest Dodge Ball Tournament, photo by Megan Bean
Darwin Dodge Ball Tournament 2015
Teacher Amber Jones (Germantown) brings her high school students' group entry for the Straw Challenge.
Hannah Franklin (SIA School District) stands in front of her Straw Challenge Earth Day entry.
Teachers Tammie Bright (Grenada Middle School) and Tammie Franklin (South Delta School District) bring entries for Dunn-Seiler Earth Day Straw Challenge.
Geosciences table at MSU's 2017 Earth Day.
Teachers Tammie Bright (right) from Yazoo County middle school and Tammie Franklin from Grenada dropped off student projects/
Earth Day 2016; the Dunn-Seiler Museum sponsored a drum circle with Professor Robert Damm. Visiting students enjoyed playing the recycled instruments provided by Dr. Damm.
Maurice Testa (left) and Amy Moe-Hoffman (right) represent the Department of Geosciences at the MSU Earth Day 2016 Fair. The Geosciences table featured winning student Earth Day projects, and interesting rock, mineral, and fossil specimens.
Doctoral student Maurice Testa and Dunn-Seiler Museum Collections Manager Amy Moe-Hoffman staff the Geosciences Earth Day 2016 table.
Dr. Joseph Witt, Philosophy & Religion, judges middle school students' entries for the Earth Day 2016 creative recycling competition.
Dr. Adam Skarke, Assistant Professor of Geosciences, judges the Earth Day 2016 projects.
Submitted Earth Day 2016 projects are displayed in the Dunn-Seiler Museum for the judges. Our judges included Dr. Adam Skarke (Geosciences), Dr. Shrinidhi Ambinakudige (Geosciences), and Dr. Joseph Witt (Philosophy and Religion).
Tammie Bright (left) and Tammie Franklin (right) from Yazoo County Middle School bring 6th, 7th, and 8th grade student projects to Mississippi State for the Geosciences Dunn-Seiler Museum Earth Day 2016 competition.
Tammie Bright (left) and Tammie Franklin (right) from Yazoo County Middle School submit one of their student's Earth Day 2016 projects, an American flag made from recycled water bottles.
Earth Day 2014 Styrofoam contest winners
Spring 2024
Please contact Dr. Renee Clary at RClary@geosci.msstate.edu for more details.
Group tours can be scheduled with the MSState Welcome center by contacting Wanda Eck at weck@pres.msstate.edu.
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